Creepy Worlds #17

In "The Return of Taboo!", the monstrous entity once thought destroyed begins to rebuild—his return sparking chaos and dread. As he rampages, a sudden arrival from his own world reveals a shocking truth: Taboo is no invader, but a fugitive from his own kind, driven by madness rather than conquest.

In "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!", a ruthless pirate crew steals a mysterious vessel from an enigmatic Asian sorcerer, unaware they’ve awakened a wrath beyond mortal comprehension. As the ship vanishes into a swirling storm, the sorcerer’s curse takes hold—shrinking the vessel and sealing the thieves inside a glass bottle, trapped in a world of their own making.

In "Who Hides Beneath My Mask?", a desperate burglar dons a rubber mask to escape detection—only to wake the next morning and find his own face has transformed to perfectly match the disguise. The horror deepens as he realizes the mask isn’t just hiding his identity, but rewriting it.

In "I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!", a man and his date visit a museum, where he mocks the painting of Pan—only to face an unsettling consequence when the museum guard reprimands him. Later, his date notices his hair has fallen out, and he can’t explain why, haunted by the memory of the guard’s cloven hooves glimpsed in the hallway.

In "Am I the ... Unhuman?", a scientist creates a robot indistinguishable from himself, seeding it with his own memories. When society bans all robots, the machine begins to believe it is the true human—and its creator the imitation.

In "I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!", a young woman stumbles upon a secret when she realizes the ornate wooden statues in her home aren’t what they seem—something ancient and alien stirs beneath their polished surfaces. As the veneer of normalcy cracks, she finds herself trapped in a web of deception, where the statues’ stillness hides a terrifying truth.

In "It Walks by Night!", a man living in a world where robots are banned secretly constructs one, only to have it destroyed when discovered. But as the authorities celebrate the robot’s demise, a figure in human guise slips away—watching, waiting, and ready to move among them once more.

In "I Dared to Defy Merlin's ... Black Magic!", a skeptical American businessman dismisses a shopkeeper’s claim that one of his books is Merlin’s lost diary—until a chilling vision of the legendary wizard strikes him, turning his hair white in an instant. Panicked, he flees the shop, leaving behind a mystery that lingers in the silence of the storefront.

In "I Am the Man Who Will ... Destroy Your World!", an alien emperor from an immortal race arrives on Earth disguised as a human, tasked with judging whether humanity deserves annihilation. Drawn in by the kindness he witnesses and captivated by a young woman he meets, he begins to question his mission—until he makes a choice that upends his entire existence.

In "I Am the Man Without a Face!", a bigoted townsman rallies thugs to chase harmless gypsies from their home, only to be cursed by one of them—condemning him to wear a black hood forever, unable to remove it, as a haunting reminder of his cruelty.

In "I Was Captured by the Cyclops!", a man finds himself mysteriously transported into the legendary world of Sinbad, facing the fearsome one-eyed giant in a tale of ancient peril. Though he believes the adventure was only a fantasy, a lingering proof remains—still clutched in his hand, a jewel from the cyclops’ hoard.